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title: Cluster
id: cluster
date: 2018-04-12
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short_description: >
  A set of machines, called nodes, that run containerized applications managed by Kubernetes.

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tags:
- fundamental
- operation
---
 A set of machines, called nodes, that run containerized applications managed by Kubernetes.

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A cluster has several worker nodes and at least one master node.